In my first semester of my SMP, I've narrowed my focus to the implementation of 2D frame-by-frame animations projected into a gallery space. I am also experimenting with sculptural elements, investigating the interplay between the sculpture existing as a frame for the animations, and the animations bringing movement and life to the sculptures. My installations involve hand drawn digital animations mapped tightly onto sculptural forms in a way that gives them life and motion. In this act of creation I am forming physical microcasms that act as a stage for me to play out my curiosities, anxieties and ventings. Right now I’m working exclusively with looping gif animations, as I enjoy building off of their limitations -- the brevity of a gif and its endless repetition lends it a stability that can feel either calm or stifling.